Trump to African Americans: "What do you have to lose?": A story of Gary, Indiana

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LMAO at that related article:

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http://articles.chicagotribune.com/..._1_casino-gambling-atlantic-city-donald-trump
 
Trump's lawyers later argued in court that his pledges to the city were never legally binding.
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Seems like a phrase we should get used to once the moment for Trump fulfilling campaign promises comes.

Racist supporter 4 years later: "What happened to the border wall, Trump!"
Trump's lawyers: "That pledge wasn't legally binding."
 
This entire campaign is nothing new, it's simply a scaled up version of any of his previous cash-out-and-run cons. Instead of a town or city, or company or even just an individual it's now a large percentage of the country that are being conned and falling for it outright.
 
The reputation of Gary IN is that of the worst parts of Cleveland and Detroit and no good parts of anything. I've not been there, but thats how its portrayed.
 
jwk94 said:
Nope. Lived in Indiana my whole life and the thought never crossed my mind.
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I haven't been either but a friend who lived in Chicago was talking about it. He said they had the sort of security you'd expect in a bank in fried chicken shops. Seemed hyperbolic so was curious.
 
So what did we learn here:


- Trump's casino enterprise arrived in Gary, Indiana, promising a plan that would make Gary great again.
- The city turned him down because, even in 1993, Trump's corporate finances were a bunch of hot garbage gilded in bankruptcies.
- Nevertheless, Trump made some snake oil promises to a group of community leaders, promising shares in the company, charity donations, and a commitment to employ mostly minorities and local businesses. With their involvement, Trump convinced the state Gaming commission to give him the license.

and then, poof:

- Trump fucks over the community leaders, because "none of that was legally binding". No shares in the company, less money for charities than promised, minimal minority employment (and they're relegated to minimum wage shit).
- Trump testifies in court that he didn't even know the leaders he made that deal with - they settle out of court.
- The city itself reportedly gets less than a third of the revenue Trump's plan initially promised.



It really makes you wonder how people keep getting duped by this guy in 2016. Neither the people nor the city of Gary really prospered from his deal-making, and in the end, he sold the whole thing to help pay debts from other sinking ships elsewhere (like Atlantic City, which is also sunk now).

Some people are voting for Trump, chasing a fantasy that he'll get into office and make all sorts of deals that will benefit America. But if you look at the examples of his "deals", nobody wins the games he plays. Even if you really want to fuck over other people to get ahead, the problem with Trump is that you're gonna get fucked, too.
 
Karkador said:
It really makes you wonder how people keep getting duped by this guy in 2016.
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The real reason is they want to be duped. They want to hear the easy fix-all solution to all their problems, and so they convince themselves he must be it.
They imagine their perfect candidate who is exactly tailored to all their personal needs and wants, and then they project that imaginary candidate onto Trump, regardless of the reality and history.
 
slider said:
Has anyone been to Gary, Indiana? It's pretty damn downtrodden.
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Yes

It's the Flint Michigan of Indiana; formerly flush with industrial heavy manufacturing, now reduced to squalor and urban decay. Functioning steel mills still dot the landscape but the town has been in a seemingly downward spiral for decades.It's basically just a couple of exits that you pass on the interstate as you head to Chicago.
 
This thread made me remember that they remade The Music Man in 2003 with Matthew Broderick.

Thanks for nothing OP.
 
Gary is where you roll your windows up when driving to Chicago from Ohio. Because it smells horrible (rotten egg stench from sulfur used in steel plants). Those poor toll booth workers.
 
Atomic Playboy said:
Ever seen The Music Man?
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I don't know if it's just me having a very weird slice of cultural knowledge, but I'm surprised it took that long for The Music Man to be mentioned in this thread in response to a question asking why Gary, Indiana, might sound familiar. I mean, it is an old musical and musicals are niche, but I thought it was quite the classic.

But this thread did teach me that that's where the Jackson family is from, which is an interesting fact.
 
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